雷
léi
ㄌㄟˊ
- 1thunder
- 2(bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine
- 3(coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
- 4(Tw) (coll.) spoiler
- 5(Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)
In Taiwan
As Taiwan slang, a spoiler — 爆雷 is to spoil a plot, 防雷 a spoiler warning — or a dud, as in a 地雷 restaurant best avoided.
Example
先不要爆雷，我還沒看。
xiān búyào bàoléi wǒ hái méi kàn
Don't spoil it yet, I haven't watched it.